Vtuber Chapter 43

Vtuber chapter 43

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43. How a Vtuber Should be 5

We are now in an airship.

The wide-open jumping hole shows us a blue sky, and a strong wind is blowing in from there.

The wind caressing our skin is more comfortable than usual.

 I understand that this is the effect of 100% pain perception.

The battle is about to begin.

My preparations were complete. I was confident that I would make a perfect descent even if I’m knocked down in the air right now.

However, when I look at Inori-chan standing next to me, I notice that she’s slightly nervous.

It is natural considering what I was betting on this match, but I couldn’t afford to lose because of it, so I decided that I should probably avoid fighting at the same time as the opening.

“Let’s be careful this time. I want to get down to the corner of the field and make sure I collect my gear.”

"Yes, you’re right. It’s a good idea, especially if you don’t want to get hit by a single bullet.”

Let’s steadily aim for victory.

 That became our policy.

――But when you think about Suda’s dirtiness, it was right for us to attack him at the outset, I later regretted.

☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡 ☆ 彡

"Enemy.”

I muttered as I looked at the forest in front of me.

The faint sound of leaves stomped on the ground tells me where they are.

To be sure, I used Connect’s active skill for detecting enemies – “Astral Projection” – and found that one of them was hiding behind two of the trees in the back.

need to edit the skill name in the skill introduction chapter

Judging from they hadn’t taken a single step and were oblivious to our presence, they probably noticed us.

We should have taken them out at this point if we wanted to be prepared for a surprise attack later on.

“We’ll get attacked, Inori-chan.”

“……Okay.”

Inori-chan hears my voice. Then her expression changes.

 Throughout the time she hunts her equipment, she also seemed somewhat calm.

We parted left and right and ran through.

Currently, what I have in my hand is a handgun called “Sphere Ship” and a knife called “Jack Leap”.

As soon as I found another “Sphere Ship”, I plan to throw away “Jack Leap”, but I’m not so lucky.

 I couldn’t let go of the Jack Leap, and eventually, I went straight into battle.

“Two muzzle flashes.”

Two guns are pointed at me as I plunged to my right in front of the enemy.

 The enemy’s figure could be confirmed visually, but at the same time, the “Warning from The Sky” told me that my body was in danger.

They attacked my left side and flanked me.

 It seems that the guns they are holding are pointing at those parts of my body.

“I’m now using “Kazuto” after all.”

I muttered. <> is now more precise in detecting the enemy than when I’m using “Kanae”.

In VR, there is a reason why many people use the “real figure” as it is, without tampering with it.

It’s because it’s so much easier to move around.

It’s no surprise to people in this day. The further you move away from your real appearance, the more uncomfortable you become with the differences in body structure, and the more disadvantaged you become when playing games.

The impact of this was quite large even within the limits of avatar generation, to put it bluntly, there was no benefit to changing one’s appearance to enjoy the game.

Despite this, Kanae was made with a height of -7cm, which is just under the avatar generation limit.

 If we’re talking about usability, it’s probably one of the worst.

So, what I’m trying to say is.

“–I’m 2x stronger than “Kanae” now.”

This battle was just a breeze.

 ……

 …………

 ………………

"You are strong, aren’t you? Kazuto-san.”

Inori-chan muttered this when she saw my battle.

She said that word several times when I talked to her as Kanae. But one of her voices was different from any of the others. It was a way of speaking that went beyond mere surprise and made her cheeks twitch.

“Aha … Well, as expected of 1st.”

I was a little embarrassed, but I accepted the praise.

But I’m in the middle of a match.

 I don’t have the time to dwell on such an uncomfortable feeling, so I quickly changed the subject.

“So … did these people have any equipment that we could use?”

“Yes. This person had an Lv.3 Armor.”

Having killed two enemies, we now have two people’s equipment scattered around us.

 Weapons, ammo, recovery, and whatever else they had stored in storage are scattered around.

Among them, Inori-chan found the “Lv.3 Armor” – a crystal-shaped defense item.

 By storing this crystal in storage, she could make light particles surround her body and take the damage to her body on her shoulders.

The grains of light caused by the armor are invisible, but only when worn at the moment of attack, the armor glows with white light at Lv.1, blue light at Lv.2, and purple light at Lv.3.

The higher the Lv, the more damage can be prevented, and starting from Lv.1, the durability is 50, 75, and 100.

“I like the Lv.3 shield. Now we’re both Lv.3. armor”

“That’s right.”

So, as far as defense is concerned, our preparations are complete.

We can’t increase our strength any further than this.

The only other thing I want is another Sphere Ship.

 The usual damage is 25, which is very low for a single-shot weapon, but the HS (headshot) damage is quadrupled to 100, so my fighting style is to hold two of these peaky weapons and shave off 200 in an instant.

The risk of missing a headshot is so high that I’ve rarely seen anyone using this strategy, but it’s one of my favorites.

“Even so, when I’m fighting with Kazuto-san, I think I’m playing with Kanae-san. Are they both using” Sphere Ship “?”

“……Heeh.”

“Why do you look away from me?”

“…I didn’t turn away. I just felt the presence of the enemy from over there, you know? It’s far away, though, isn’t it?”

“Huh? I didn’t notice it at all!”

“You’re not ready yet, Inori-chan.”

“I will devote myself!”

For Inori-chan whose seriously enthusiastic, I was guilty of that.

 I’m sorry, but there are no enemies in that direction.

I didn’t know what kind of face to make, so for a few seconds I just pointed in the direction of where no one was and gave off the vibe of, “Come on, come at me anytime.”.

But when I caught a glimpse of Inori-chan, I immediately stopped my joking attitude.

Inori-chan had a gloomy expression on her face as if she suddenly remembered something.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah … no, no. I just remembered Kanae-san in the current conversation …Do you know about Kanae-san?”

“What? Well, I think I know. I often see it on Inori-chan’s streams.”

“Hmm, that’s right. If you’ve been watching my videos, you know me. I’ve had a lot of fun with Kanae-san.”

Her voice became quieter and quieter as she went on.

The shadows in her smile.

 I could see the regret and sadness in her eyes.

Inori-chan’s eyebrows twisted in distress as she looked at me, and then she slowly opened her mouth.

“It’s not something I want to talk about right now. But… I said some pretty terrible things to Kanae-san.”

“…”

I immediately thought of that time.

“I said something terrible so that she wouldn’t see me again …. because of that I think she hates me now.”

“……….Why did you do that?”

I ask.

It seemed sloppy to ask this as “Kazuto”, but I didn’t feel like missing a chance to hear Inori-chan’s real intention at that time.

Inori-chan answers with a bitter smile.

“… I’m embarrassed, so I don’t usually say this. I love Kanae-san. As a sister and a friend, I cherish it from the bottom of my heart.”

“O.. Ohh.”

“…It’s because… I can’t stand the thought of Kanae-san being friends with Inori (me), who is not me. If I saw Kanae-san smiling at Inori as she has been doing, I would be so sad that I would cry. “

“…”

“That’s why… I'm just being selfish.”

She was squinting in a self-deprecating manner.

In front of Inori-chan, I wonder how to return her words, but before my thoughts come together, Inori-chan opens her eyes and approaches me one step closer.

“But thanks to Kazuto-san, I have a chance to make up with Kanae-san! If I win this game, I will try to find Kanae-san and apologize …!”

Seeing Inori-chan, who is unusually excited, I don’t think she needs words of comfort.

So instead, I smiled gently–

“I will do my best to help. I will win.”

“Yes!”

――I grasped my feelings for victory.

Immediately.

《Warning from the Sky》told me the crisis.

“What?”

Eight gun muzzles were pointing at us.

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